Two day symposium on
Immunometabolism in Tissue Homeostasis, Infections and Sterile Inflammation
5 - 6 September, Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal
About The Event
Bidirectional crosstalk between the immune system and metabolic pathways forms an immunometabolic axis,
which is dysregulated in infections, metabolic disorders, and autoimmune diseases. Novel insights into
immunometabolism open new avenues for therapeutic interventions targeting metabolism to modulate immune
response and improve patient outcomes.
This Symposium on “Immunometabolism in Tissue Homeostasis, Infections, and Sterile Inflammation”
brings together Indian researchers interested in understanding crosstalk between immune function and
metabolism in health and disease. In the context of immunometabolism, we aim to emphasize current
understanding of severity and response in infections and metabolic disorders, along with systems biology
approaches and technical advancements in the field.
Event Speakers
Dr. Amit Awasthi
Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad
Dr. Amit Singh
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr. Areejit Samal
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
Dr. Dhiraj Kumar
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi
Dr. Inderjeet Kaur
LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad
Dr. Keshavaradhana Sannula
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Dr. Kushagra Bansal
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru
Dr. Leelavati Narlikar
IISER, Pune
Dr. Manjunath B Joshi
Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal
Dr. Manjunatha MV
NIMHANS, Bangalore
Dr. Ranita Ghosh
Department of Biochemistry, KMC, Manipal
Dr. Ranjan Nanda
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi
Dr. Ravi Sundaresan
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr. Sai Prasad Pydi
BSBE Department, IIT-Kanpur, India
Dr. Sajith Raghunandan
Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal
Dr. Shashank Tripathi
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Dr. Sheetal Gandotra
CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi
Dr. Srini Kaveri
CNRS, New Delhi
Dr. Sveta Chakrabarti
Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru
Dr. Swarupa Panda
Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal
Dr. T S Keshava Prasad
Yenepoya University, Mangalore
Dr. Varadharajan Sundaramurthy
National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore
Dr. Vivek Rao
Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi
Event Schedule
Join us for two days of engaging sessions on Immunometabolism, Inflammation, and Systems Biology.
📝 Registration & Breakfast
🎤 Inauguration
Session I: Immunometabolic Changes During Host-Pathogen Interactions
Dr. Varadharajan Sundaramurthy
NCBS, Bangalore — Autophagy in the immunometabolic interface of infection
Dr. Sheetal Gandotra
CSIR-IGIB, New Delhi — Lipid droplets as depots for shaping host defense
Dr. Shashank Tripathi
IISc, Bengaluru — Gut Infection and Dysbiosis: A hallmark of severe COVID-19
☕ Tea Break
Session II: Metabolic Perturbations in Tuberculosis
Dr. Amit Singh
IISc, Bangalore — Reshaping Macrophage metabolism to counteract drug tolerance in Tuberculosis
Dr. Dhiraj Kumar
ICGEB, New Delhi — Innate Immune responses in Tuberculosis pathogenesis
Dr. Vivek Rao
CSIR-IGIB, New Delhi — Cholesterol homeostasis dictates anti TB drug efficacy
🍽️ Lunch Break & Poster Session
Session III: Genetic Regulation of Immunity
Dr. Kushagra Bansal
JNCASR, Bengaluru — Regulators of genome superstructure in the immune system
Dr. Sajith Raghunandan
MSLS, MAHE, Manipal — MCP5 regulates immune evasion in Borrelia burgdorferi
Dr. Leelavati Narlikar
IISER, Pune — Discovering cis-regulatory modules from high-throughput data
Dr. Sveta Chakrabarti
MIRM, Bengaluru — Hemocyte-to-Gut signaling maintains barrier integrity after wounding
☕ Tea Break
Session IV: Metabolic Changes in Response to Viral Infections
Dr. Keshavaradhana Sannula
IISc, Bengaluru — Immune mechanisms of reservoir hosts driving pandemic virus emergence
Dr. Manjunatha MV
NIMHANS, Bangalore — HIV-1 infected immunological non-responders and CD4 T cell subsets
🎉 Dinner
🍽️ Breakfast
Session V: Chronic Inflammation in Metabolic Disorders and Consequences
Dr. Ravi Sundaresan
IISc, Bangalore — TLR2 in the development of aging-associated heart failure
Dr. Manjunath B Joshi
MSLS, MAHE, Manipal — Immunometabolic perturbations regulate impeded response to infections in Type 2 Diabetes
Dr. Inderjeet Kaur
LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad — Complement activation & lipid metabolism in retinopathy
Dr. Ranjan Nanda
ICGEB, New Delhi — Immunometabolism in diabetes and tuberculosis comorbidity
☕ Tea Break
Session VI: Immunometabolism in Regulating Tissue Homeostasis
Dr. Amit Awasthi
THSTI, Faridabad — Gut commensals-derived succinate impels colonic inflammation in ulcerative colitis
Dr. Sai Prasad Pydi
IIT-Kanpur — Macrophages and metabolism: GPCR signals in glucose and energy balance
Dr. Swarupa Panda
MSLS, MAHE, Manipal — Host autophagy facilitates tumor progression via cystine transport and ferroptosis suppression
🔧 Technical Talk
🍽️ Lunch
Session VII: Therapeutic Approaches to Regulate Immunometabolism
Dr. Ranita Ghosh
KMC, Manipal — Title TBA
Dr. Areejit Samal
IMSc, Chennai — A network medicine approach to Ayurvedic formulations
Dr. T S Keshava Prasad
Yenepoya University, Mangalore — Phosphoproteomics & metabolomics to investigate human diseases
Dr. Srini Kaveri
CNRS, New Delhi — A century and going strong: the story of therapeutic antibodies
🎓 Concluding Remarks & ☕ Tea Break
Event Venue
Auditorium, MSLS Annex, Planetarium Complex, MAHE, Manipal - 576104
Auditorium,MSLS Annex
The Auditorium is located on the ground floor of the Annex building at Manipal School of Life Sciences.
Accomodation
There are many options at Manipal for accomodation.
Limited number of rooms on campus will be made availabe on payment basis. Contact the organisers for more details.
Gallery
Will be updated during and after the symposium
Sponsors
Contact us on director.msls@manipal.edu for sponsorship opportunities.
Registration Details
Fee Structure:
👩🎓 Students: Rs. 3000
👨🏫 Faculty: Rs. 5000
🏢 Industry: Rs. 6000
All participants will have the opportunity to present their work in the form of a poster. Please submit your abstract using the form provided. The top three posters will be selected for awards
NOTE: Last day for abstract submission is September 2nd, 2025.
What’s Included
- Conference kit
- Access to venue
- Meals during symposium
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Register HereOrganizing Committee
Convenors
Dr. Manjunath B Joshi
Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal
Dr. Amit Singh
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
Co-Convenors
Dr. Gireesh Gangadharan
MSLS, MAHE, Manipal
Dr. Swarupa Panda
MSLS, MAHE, Manipal
Dr. K P Guruprasad
HOD, Dept. of Ageing Research, MSLS, MAHE
Mr. Sandeep Mallya
MSLS, MAHE, Manipal
Dr. Bharath Prasad
MSLS, MAHE, Manipal
Dr. Satish Rao B S
Professor & Director, MSLS, MAHE
Contact
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Address
Manipal School of Life Sciences, Planetarium Complex, MAHE, Manipal 576104
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+91 8202922058
Email Us
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